Old World Warblers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sylviidae
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. The Sylviidae mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. There are 291 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Papua New Guinea.
- Gray's Warbler Locustella fasciolata
- Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis (A)
- Mountain Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus
- Island Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus poliocephalus
- Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis
- Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus
- Fly River Grassbird Megalurus albolimbatus
- Bismarck Thicketbird Megalurulus grosvenori (E)
- Rusty Thicketbird Megalurulus rubiginosus (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea
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